Geography
Geography
The Geography program develops and strengthens your ability to interpret and explain the occurrence, spatial distribution, and interrelationships of the Earth's physical features and social elements.
Urban Studies
Urban Studies is a broad interdisciplinary program designed to provide an integrated understanding of the social, political, economic, environmental and cultural processes that shape urban life.
Earth Science
Earth Science is the study of the materials that make up the Earth and the natural and human processes that shape the landscape.
Congrats Dr. Ryan Burns!
Dr. Ryan Burns was elected to the College of Fellows at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a privilege shared by many household names, including Margaret Atwood, Alex Trebek, Justin Trudeau, and Roger Tomlinson.
Congratulations!
Interested in graduate studies?
Explore our thesis and course-based graduate programs and certificate.
Thesis graduate programs
We offer students the opportunity to undertake thesis-based graduate studies leading to MA, MSc and PhD degrees. We also offer international students the opportunity to come to our department as Visiting Students.
MGIS Program
The Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) is an advanced course-based program with an independent research component renowned for its successful development of GIS professionals and academics.
Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology
Get a career edge – learn how to integrate geospatial technologies in your work and your future career.
News and Announcements
2023 Faculty of Arts Killam Award winners
Congratulations to the Killam Award winners from the Faculty of Arts
UCalgary prof in partnership to help reduce boreal forest disruption from oil and gas exploration
Academics, industry and government in Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment project push for seismic line solutions
Call for submissions: First Annual Faculty of Arts holiday card
All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their artwork by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
Early-career ocean professionals evaluate Canadian marine carbon sink and emerging field of ocean carbon removal
Group including current and former UCalgary grad students found baseline for marine carbon uptake
Calgary’s water woes means lush lawns will have to go: UCalgary hydrologist
Current city water restrictions point to a more frugal, grass-free future, says water-supply researcher Tricia Stadnyk
In the Media
In the News arch magazine
When Your Science Lab is a 6,000-tonne Icebreaker
In the News Brent Else, Geography, in Arch Magazine
When Your Science Lab is a 6,000-tonne Icebreaker
In the News Ryan Burns, Geography, in The Conversation
Why Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge is missing the mark
In the News William Holden, Geography, in Al Jazeera English Online
10 years after Haiyan, are mangroves protecting Philippine coastal areas?
In the News Stuart Harris, Geography, in Rumble
We're headed towards another glaciation
In the News Tricia Stadnyk, Geography, in CityNews
Experts say talk on water conservation in Alberta should happen sooner rather than later
Youth and Anti-Racism Integration Collective Exhibit
Creative technologies exhibit shows anti-racist world through newcomer-youth eyes.
The exhibit takes place on Dec. 17 from 2 pm to 6 pm at Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
